"The number going into hospital is a bit more stable than it has been," says Chief Scientific Adviser

The chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, says: “The number going into hospital is a bit more stable than it has been... 1000 a day is not an acceleration.”

It comes as the UK death toll reached 1,408 today, with 339 positive coronavirus cases confirmed in Herts.

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The NHS coronavirus jobs you can apply for in Hertfordshire right now

With growing demands placed on the NHS, more people are needed to help in the effort to beat coronavirus.

While hundreds of thousands of people have signed up to volunteer to support the health service, there are also new staff roles being posted daily for those with relevant qualifications and experience.

Last Wednesday (March 25) the NHS’ recruitment site rolled out a new feature that shows the jobs that have been posted to help respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Eight signs you may have had COVID-19 months ago

Millions of people could already have contracted the new coronavirus COVID-19 and have no idea they had it, according to researchers at Oxford University’s Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Disease group.

The scientists say the disease may have been in the UK since the middle of January, meaning many of us caught it without knowing what it was -either experiencing no symptoms or just mild symptoms that we didn’t recognise.

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The number of positive cases in Hertfordshire rises

The number of positive cases in the county has risen by 57 over the past 24 hours.

To find out the total number of positive cases recorded across the county click here.

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The UK death toll has risen yet again

The number of people who have lost their lives due to COVID-19 has increased by 159 within the last 24 hours.